London Newswire Archive

24-06-2007 08:52 | 3 additions

Parliament Square Peace Camp video

Day One. Read more >>

23-06-2007 19:21 | 1 comment

Parliament Square Peace Camp pics.

At 5pm there were 8 Peace Camp tents, including a Gazebo. While Brian's bunch had 11 tents and a fairly loud sound system for music and speeches. Read more >>

23-06-2007 15:55

Grey power, a living wage and dignity - BBC cleaners deliver mass petition

The BBC at White City, via cleaning contractors OCS, is booting out cleaners because they are 'too old', as well as paying a minimum wage, no sick pay etc. There are hundreds of cleaners at the BBC - White City of all ages and nationalities. Despite continual OCS management harrassment and high levels of fear, they are now reacting.... Read more >>

23-06-2007 15:45

Peace Camp update 3.40PM

Short shower earlier. Read more >>

23-06-2007 12:20 | 3 comments

Parliament Square Peace Camp

12.20pm Read more >>

23-06-2007 11:23 | 1 comment

Lines of Hunger.... East London's answer to Glastonbury 1 O'Clock Sat 23 June07

Glastonbury yesterday did not mark a world wide movement for ending poverty. Yet poverty was the theme of the speech given on the same day in the US by John Edwards, one of the Democratic contenders for the office of president there. And today's print edition of the Independent [London UK] is leading with the theme of food scarcity across the globe. With rising population numbers globally and massive immigration of the poverty-affected people towards the 'West and North', poverty is the bigger challenge than any other today...So what is going on in Brick Lane London E1 about it today? Read more >>

23-06-2007 09:41

Education Workers Conference, 1st July, Manchester

Manchester AF are hosting a conference for Education Workers on 1st July. Here are the details of the meeting. Read more >>

23-06-2007 09:07

Mammoth electoral fraud in Philippines elections: Padding and shaving

Nearly three weeks after election day, there are still no definitive results for the Philippine elections to the Senate and House of Representatives. Counting is still continuing and in a number of provinces it has not even begun. This has nothing to do with inefficiency and everything to do with ballot-rigging. The Philippines is one of the most corrupt ‘democracies’ in the world.

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22-06-2007 17:08

No Borders event @ Area 10 Destination

We are having a noborders film + talk
at the event on Saturday evening, we'll be there from 8pm.

Films : Harmodsworth No borders demos 2007 and 2006 , London, Scoltland and more...
No Borders activists and ex-detainees speaking.
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22-06-2007 16:44

Dodgy Southwark Tenancies again

How Many Tenancies does Miss Mangle have?

There are thousands of people on Southwark’s housing register trying to get housed, yet papers from the London Borough of Southwark delivered to flats on the Aylesbury Estate show that a number of flats have been given to one person – a Miss M Mangle.
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22-06-2007 14:28

DepARTure Lounge: create resistance against the root causes of climate change

DepARTure Lounge: A weekend workshop designing creative resistance against the root causes of Climate Change.
13 – 15 July, near Heathrow, London

A weekend workshop where we will collectively explore the spaces between art and activism and design creative actions in preparation for the Camp for Climate Action. Read more >>

22-06-2007 14:27

SPEAKing out at the Oxford Encaenia ceremony 2007

the campaign against the oxford lab continues...... Read more >>

22-06-2007 10:40 | 2 comments

Peace Strike - Your Presence Required

PEACE STRIKE – THE BIG ONE - Parliament Square Saturday 23rd June
Singer Harry Loco and guest speakers join the Peace Camp in "Don’t Attack Iran" Pre Emptive Peace Strike Number 7
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22-06-2007 07:15 | 2 comments

Parliament Square Peace Camp

Parliament Square Peace Camp, 23-28 June 2007
Brown's Tweedledum to Blair’s Tweedledee?
See out Blair See in Brown Read more >>

22-06-2007 06:59

A third US carrier, the nuclear-powered USS Enterprise Strike Group is speeding

Israeli news agency tracks Iran attack Read more >>

22-06-2007 01:03

National Protest on Sunday as Gordon Brown is Corronated

Protest against neoliberalism, war and division Read more >>

21-06-2007 20:06

The Record of the Newspaper of Record

Exposing how the New York Times covers Venezuela. Read more >>

21-06-2007 18:49 | 10 comments

screening of 'Move' documentary on June 28 at rampART

Talk by Ramona Africa, sole survivor of the 1985 FBI bombing of MOVE's
house, where 11 adults and children were murdered, and screening of The MOVE
documentary. Read more >>

21-06-2007 15:32 | 1 addition | 1 comment

Bliar's New Home - Vigil 27th June 7pm

A call for a vigil outside Tony Blair's new home - Don't let the War Criminal think we'll let him get away with it. Read more >>

21-06-2007 14:29

Victory: Reed-Elsevier gives in

The Morning Star published a version of this article a couple of weeks ago. It describes the successful campaign against publishing house Reed-Elsevier's involvement in the arms trade. Read more >>